§ MR. ROCHEI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of 589 Ireland whether he is aware that on the Butson Estate, county Galway, which is about to be sold in the Land Judge's Court, there is a large tract of grazing land subject only to a temporary Court lease, while the general body of the tenants have only small impoverished holdings many of which are constantly inundated by floods; whether he will take steps for the enlargement of the cottier tenancies, and will the provisions of the Purchase Act which prevent advances of public money to new tenants having no real connection with the estate be strictly enforced so as to prevent the rich grass lands, which it is the policy of the Act to redistribute amongst the smaller tenants, being sold to outsiders.
§ MR. WYNDHAMI am making inquiry into this matter, and will ask the hon. Member to repeat the Question on Monday.
§ MR. ROCHEasked if the right hon. Gentleman would take steps to prevent the landlord getting advances before this was decided.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe case is in the Court, and I cannot therefore intervene.